Imaginary Picture of PSR B1620-26 (AB) b

Display orbital revolution of PSR B1620-26 (AB) b around the hoststar PSR B1620-26 (AB)
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Exoplanet Name : PSR B1620-26 (AB) b
Alternate Name :
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.9078 (Rjup) 10.1759 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 2.5000 (Mjup) 794.8450 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 23.0000 (AU) 23.0000 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 99.9973
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 36525.00 (Days Obs.) 34674.89 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 7.6761
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 0.0 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 0.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 0.1 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 0.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 0.1 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 0.1 (K)
Size Class: Jupiter-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Pulsar
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : PSR B1620-26 (AB)
Alternate Name :
Star Distance(LY) : 12393.9
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.0 (Rsun Estimated)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 1.4 (Msun Measured) 1.2 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 3300 (K)
Spectral type : M9
UV portion[%]: 0.2
Visible portion[%]: 11.2
IR portion[%]: 88.6
Metalicity : 0.0
Absolute Magnitude: 11.1
Apparent Magnitude: 24.0
Right Ascension(RA) 245.9093
Declination (DEC) -26.5314
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
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SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=PSR+B1620-26+&submit=SIMBAD+search
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PSR B1620-26 (AB) b
PSR B1620-26 (AB) b

  • PSR B1620-26 (AB) b is an exoplanet orbiting the star PSR B1620-26 (AB), located about 12393.9 light-years (3800.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2003.
  • The host star PSR B1620-26 (AB) has apparent magnitude of 24.0, with absolute magnitude of 11.1.
  • It is 1.4 times more massive compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 3300 with its spectral types of M9
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet PSR B1620-26 (AB) b orbits around the star PSR B1620-26 (AB) every 36525.0 days with its orbital distance of 23.00 AU ( 3440751026.1 km)
  • (Projected orbit of PSR B1620-26 (AB) b around its host star PSR B1620-26 (AB))


  • The Star PSR B1620-26 (AB) 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.000 AU ( 507.3 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.000 AU ( 701.2 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.000 AU ( 1068.5 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 0.000 AU ( 1572.3 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of PSR B1620-26 (AB) b : 0.00 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star PSR B1620-26 (AB))



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star PSR B1620-26 (AB) distance : 0.116 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star PSR B1620-26 (AB) distance : 0.147 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star PSR B1620-26 (AB) distance : 0.142 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star PSR B1620-26 (AB) distance : 0.156 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star PSR B1620-26 (AB) distance : 0.288 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star PSR B1620-26 (AB) distance : 0.304 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star PSR B1620-26 (AB))



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star PSR B1620-26 (AB) distance : 0.115 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star PSR B1620-26 (AB) distance : 0.152 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star PSR B1620-26 (AB) distance : 0.152 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star PSR B1620-26 (AB) distance : 0.293 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star PSR B1620-26 (AB) distance : 0.304 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star PSR B1620-26 (AB))



    (Position in Stellar Map of star PSR B1620-26 (AB) and its Exoplanet PSR B1620-26 (AB) b)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star PSR B1620-26 (AB) and its Exoplanet PSR B1620-26 (AB) b (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star PSR B1620-26 (AB)*)
    *Yamashiki YA et al. 2019 ApJ 881 114
    MUSCLES Paper I - France et al. 2016 ApJ 820 89
    MUSCLES Paper II- Youngblood et al. 2016 ApJ 824 101
    MUSCLES Paper III- Loyd et al. 2016 ApJ 824 102